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A Year of the Pandemic at MelroseWakefield Hospital

March 25, 2021

The staff at MelroseWakefield Hospital has been overworked and overburdened for a year now. They’re also very, very much appreciated.

Hospital leadership on Monday held a moment of remembrance for the patients and victims of the pandemic. It also recognized the people who have worked around the clock since last March, sharing in the triumphs and defeats of what for a long time seemed like an endless struggle.
 

Read the full article in the Melrose Patch

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